Steam-meter.



F, A. D. RANKINS.

Patented Mar. ll, 1913.

STEAM METER.

A PPLIGATION FILED APILQI, 1911.

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tuin theI fact-fs it" und t7? of the grottndjnint um] Consttnttion :is that shown in Said Viietin Stich @tintin-t its itt'p'f'twant the escupe of v ters atout Nt, tttti. tti@ suina trt'iinpi'isstt-nini or othm timid witl in thi;A meter. but. 5') ingr zt dash ptit, A. :nt intei chamba? B, an it desirable. in order that auch fztcesvniay FREDERIC A. D. RANKINS,

STEtM-RETER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Ezust'iin'twi Rizzi. t L i222 Serial No. 523.74%?.

i, it knmvn that i. i" i). l Ns. :t citizen of thtA Unittti ttttw. 1

.it iztjvttnne. in they .Static ot' New .it1i's invented teitziin nien tutti ttttft'iti iinpimtnitnts in Stettin-MQMWS. oi Win-:fh the `ftriintt'ittj'g :t sptftiticzttitnt. referente@ being hrt-:i to the accompanying drawing. tunning :i ptn-t hereof.

ThinV invention i't'httw tu steunt metterti of the genuini chuixtt'i'cft mi' that shown in Letters itntfnt ot' htt`nitt=tt States graniti-ti to (hiinniiet C. rt. .whn :isl the zsigne@ nt: Fxnnh E. Pentittftmt. o. .tS-LG'T'. tizttuti July 5. i910. :init ttt other similar devices. ztting lever o :mit g' sind tha indicating anni In the stt-inn nwtm :ht .\'n in miti' Letter; i'ectnding niilchnnisnn G Without the its@ of Patent, 'the intiitwtting ht'ei' iocztteti within :i Stuffing hex, the exten# nt rt thc tfxhnnst 0i* exit' timin- The intiitating' ifst'tei- ,/,f is tixeti to they I*pinhez if the inetvt'. tixttt to n spin-:tie which die g hy at met www y, within 'the extension is extended ttntnigh :t :shitting box in the f mi' the axhttnst chamber und fnttitiifi of such waii fit' thcvhtnnhcr und hns :ttiixeti tu it im @xteitsiun the Siiiniiie has ixeti thereto. hy :i index tinge?" tti' t5/ins. it tintin! in the Het scritti: .7T 'the indicating ingm or St 'his its@ ot' slit-h nnttti'r; that in screwing up tht fz". stihstztntiitiiy :is :hoifn in Suid Letters smiling; hm; tn #mit (escape tif Stettin zti'onntl Patent. v the spindle tinl stttiiingf ho; is sninetiinas i-ttwwn thtl tnin y] tutti the indicating screwed np su tiffttiy :1S tt) interfiere. with tingt'ti' fl". thv: Q.pix'nihx g has n 'tunning in ti the nttpur opvi'ntmn fit th@ meter thrtnigh thivztthtti ping' /1Y which it; tappeti into the binding of the spintihi. with of the Qxtfnsion thztmiwi rx ii ,tenti Gt Tittpicsnt im"- `finzi haa fm its object infini! provided with zi Sttiiiing box, :in hare tu i'ti'wnte thisy tti nity :nti this Object is toim. the heaving /'1 is provided with -zt :iitttined h v providing ttnthe spintiit", to ground hearing hice Il which nitty he which thv inttivzttintr ivt'ttiinni tht: inttitti't'- fminti un :t ring iti sented in thtx inner enti ing finge:- :ti-t tixeti it f-:ttttnn tight litzin :intl (it thtl tin'entieti ping tutti muy have any betaling" wt' siti-tt t; t'htnxtvttt' thanu the 'tt-icr sttitahitA t'mnt. boing; shmvn in the cirttwini tion mi the fzitinttht t'tnitwt. inni mn- :is vttniatti. The spiittie tj/U is nist) provided Seqncntiy. tiw tht .nttttti' is not with it gmtnti hearing fue@ y conforming itii'ecttwi. to the ground hcttiingtut'e l'z :tnti formati. it

"i muy tw. on :in integral shoniticr o' the spinttin gt.. The troi'eiztting hitti'ing *faces /1 anni f/t' :n't cztivt'niijf git'ntnd to an @met cx'ittust in' exit tfhznnhti' t". :t fzt'tvtf D, a 'JQ iwi Ft. :i piston i" secured to the mit@ imi within the irish not. und indicating and recording! niet'fhni'iint ("1 whit'h is tipei'tited 'tiimn tht mit@ roti ii) by an indicating it)- wi' in' iti'ni y. i si" theptx parts may he .-nitstittctvtt :intl zninntzfti to ope-ratte in the zunicnmnn'ui' its Stt forth in :limiti iietteis ."Pzttent in' in :my othci minvenient innnnti. in* nm.' he itephimld hy metering devices oi at tiiti'ivzunt chtiiittter. the present, intentim'i nut being' conitineeti with the cnnrstnfftitni :it xtzt'h tievitfts. except so fit1' it provides im: zn Operating von; action between the, indi- ,-mnpttnyiitg hunting in wht-h it is ilhtntrailed. tutti in which it` w :is to ilnln zt pi'ttci'iciilg.' steam tight ifiglnt i is it pttt'spttt'ttt'tr www, partly in imnt' withmtt the tn'npiojvntnt- 0i :my tieverticali Sutton, stnm'nig :t steunt meter oi" 'vielen which :imnet-ttihiv increase the fricthf.: inn-notoittt' that, z-#inmn in sztiti Leitern tittn hetwesn the spindle anti its btting.

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be held in Contact under all conditions even when the, piefisine in the elian'iliez iS al 01' near atmospheric, to pi'oiide a light` helical pi-ing' z which may ne seated in a recess '52 in the plug Z and hears againet the enel of the spindle g to hold the bearing face gl always in Contact with the bearing face 71.

It will lie observed that while the ground joint elia-tively prevents the escape of aieani 0i' othei fluid under all conditions, the trillion of the spindle in its bearing is i'eijv Slight and is piafftically constant under all enndition5 so `that the. accurany of *he :nele: is retained under all cnndition and cannot be deatixoyed h v careless manipn lation.

lt will be undeistood that although the invention has` heen flecribed herein i'ith special i'eiarence to its uae in onnneelinn with a steam niet e1 it is equally applicable to meters; lfm' luida ntf any kind. in which an operating connection is lo he established tln'i'ingh a Spindle, Which penetrates the saen ing, between 1li-e parts whinli are internal.

l claim my invention: l. In a Huid-meier, the cmnlunatmn with a casing', internal operating; parla and external apei'ated pai-s, of a spindle, opeiativel)I connected internally with the npei'afj ing nails and operatively connected extei'- nally with the Operated nails, a hearing@ plug for the spindle threaded into one, 'all of the casing, the spindle and the beai'ing plughavingl ground contacting bearing faces, a bearing plug far the apposite end of the spindle threaded into the. opposite Wall of the eaeng5 and a spring seated in said last named bearing lug and bearing against the und of the spindle to linld said l'ieaiingf taires in Contact.

ln a fluid meter, the combination with a casing.y internal operating part-S. and external opel-ated parts of a spindle operatively tfnnnected internally with the Gpnrating parts and operatively connected externally with lhc operated parts. a bearing plug for the Spindle i'enmvably tl'nieadcw into one will 0l' the casing; and forming' a parl thereof, a bearingr ring! removably disposed on the inner face of the said bearing plug, ihey spindle and She ring having A`'ground wntaeting' hearing laves` a hearing;

plug 'l'vi' the opposite end nl the spindle removably tln'eznled 'into the opposite 'all nil the easing and forming a part thereof, anda Spring seated in said last named bearing plug` and bearing against the ein' of the spindle w hold said bearing fates in Contact.

This Specification signed and witnessed this 25th day ni April. A. D.T 1911.

FREDERC A. D. RAN K1N S Signed in the presence oflHENRY C. llonni", Jin, l. Pixma-inicia. 

